mistreatment

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Mistreatment, discrimination and discomfort in voicing concerns with medical professionals can have dire consequences in the timely treatment of sometimes life-threatening medical conditions, as well as long-term negative effects on mental wellbeing.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 22, 2023

Mistreatment of foreign prisoners and detainees in Japan has been thrust into the spotlight in recent years by several cases in which a lack of adequate medical care led to serious injury or even death.

From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2022

Mistreatment and disease soon took their toll, and the population of border areas dropped as grimly as elsewhere.

From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018

Mistreatment and wrongs which today still trouble us, especially because of the hurt they cause in the lives of many people.”

From Washington Post • Sep. 23, 2015

Mistreatment could lead both to the freedom of the slave and to the imprisoning of the master.

From The Black Experience in America by Coombs, Norman